Saginaw Bay

The yellow perch has been declining for decades in Saginaw Bay as a result of a rapid growth of walleyes. Local commerical fisheries say that has caused struggles for their business.

The state is asking anglers to report if they catch trout with tags in the Saginaw Bay region.

Researchers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are tracking Sturgeon in the Saginaw River Systems and Bay by using acoustic receivers that pick up signals from transmitters that the fish were tagged with.

Conservation partners will be releasing a hundred young lake sturgeon into the Saginaw Bay. The event marks a milestone for restoration efforts in the bay.

Funding from a $77-million-dollar settlement with Dow Chemical Company is helping cover a number of nature restoration projects in the Saginaw Bay Watershed. Public comment on the projects is now open.

All 14 lives were saved and transported to emergency medical services. The mass-rescue operation took the Coast Guard three hours to complete.

Any vessel that plans to be on Saginaw Bay must let the Coast Guard go at least three days in advance. The precaution is meant to keep people safe while using Saginaw Bay for recreation.

Phosphorous pollution has been responsible for toxic algae blooms in Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay and made city water undrinkable for Toledo’s roughly…